Southeast Alaska is a magical place. Colorful small towns full of history line the shores. Humpback whales and orcas swim in the waters. Bears and moose wander the wilderness so breathtaking you ...

Ferry-camping in Alaska’s Inside Passage. September 18, 2014. Tents and sleeping bags dot the deck of the MV Columbia, a commuter ferry run by the state of Alaska up and down the 3,500-mile ...

Using ferries to navigate the Inside Passage is genius. For locals, the 3,500-mile Alaska Marine Highway System is a handy way to get from town to town when the roads are impassible (or nonexistent).

Travel; Alaska's Marine Highway offers economical ferry cruise through spectacular Inside Passage (photos) Published: ; Jan. 16, 2018, 4:39 p.m.

Two of the most distinctive images of Alaska travel are squarely at odds with each other: The jeans and flannel-shirt personification of the last frontier, and the sparkling evening gowns and black… ...

Alaska is thousands of rugged miles from the Lower 48 — so remote and wild that it’s almost a mythical land. But there’s a link between dream and reality: Every Friday the Alaska Ferry sets ...

I’ve always wanted to see Alaska’s Inside Passage by ferry instead of by cruise ship. Fewer people, fewer rules and much less miniature golf on a ferry, which suits me fine.

In most of the Inside Passage, there are no roads connecting the communities, so Alaskans depend heavily on ferries: the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Ketchikan’s Vigor Industrial rolled out the forward half of the Alaska-class ferry Tazlina on Sunday. With that portion out of the assembly hall, shipyard employees now can get started on the ...

Alaska TourismAn Alaska ferry cruises the Inside Passage. Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood Jan. 3. We were 24 hours north of Bellingham, so spotting a bald eagle was already routine. But ...